Ski Areas Near Asheville

January 15th, 2016 by Corey A. Edwards

Looking for ski areas near Asheville? While it’s true Asheville winters tend to be mild, there are some great places nearby to ski, snowboard, or tube in western North Carolina, where temperatures often run up to 20 degrees cooler!

For the outdoor enthusiast, winter often brings to mind downhill skiing or cross-country skiing, snowboarding, snowshoeing, tubing, ice-skating and sledding. Though the Asheville area isn’t exactly a snow-sports mecca, we’re not so far away from some really wonderful North Carolina ski areas. We do have the highest mountains in the eastern US, after all!

Cataloochee Ski Area – 1 hr away
1080 Ski Lodge Rd, Maggie Valley, NC 28751
Nestled in the Great Smoky Mountains Cataloochee Ski Area is a winter playground offers 18 runs – steeper runs on the Upper Omigosh for seasoned skiers and boarders, smoother, more gentle slopes down below for those less practiced, and two terrain parks with jumps and bumps for snowboarders and skiers alike.

Hawksnest Snow Tubing – 1.75 hrs away
2058 Skyland Dr, Seven Devils, NC 28604
Okay, so it’s tubing and not skiing – but have you ever been to an area designed specifically for snow tubing? Talk about fun! Hawksnest is North Carolina’s largest snow tubing park with 4 different areas offering 20 lanes 400 to 1000 feet long. 2 moving carpet lifts, a coffee bar, and Carolina BBQ and pizza to recharge you!

Beech Mountain Ski Resort – 2 hrs away
1007 Beech Mountain Pkwy, Beech Mountain, NC 28604
Beech Mountain is one of the most popular ski areas near Asheville – probably because it’s the highest one in the eastern US! 95 acres with 15 slopes and plenty of runs for every skill level. Beech Mountain sports a vertical drop of 830 feet and receives more than 80 inches of snow annually. Did we mention the Mountaintop bar?

Asheville Lodging
At North Lodge on Oakland, our Asheville bed and breakfast offers the kind of impeccable service and personal touches you could never find in a hotel or motel – or even your average ski resort. Our 1904, restored stone home has six comfortable bedrooms to choose from and all on a quiet residential street, yet just minutes from the Biltmore Estate and other, popular Asheville attractions! At North Lodge on Oakland, you’ll enjoy a hearty breakfast each morning, and wonderfully inviting accommodations every night.